Ferreira Packs was founded on April 5, 1950 and played in the Portuguese First Division for 20 years. Since the 2023-24 season, it has played in the Second Division.
At his best he played in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in the 2013-14 season where they faced Fiorentina from Italy, FC Dnipro from Ukraine and CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu. They were eliminated.
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In that same year he played the play-off to get into the Champions League group stagebut lost to Zenit St. Petersburg with an aggregate score of 8-3.
In his last moment of splendor he was in the fourth round of the Conference League in the 2021-22 seasonThey fell to English side Tottenham Hotspur with an aggregate score of 3-1.
The closest to winning a title was in the Portuguese Cup 2008-09 and lost it to the powerful Porto by 1-0, in 2009 Porto again stood in their way and won the final of the Portuguese Super Cup 2-0 and in 2011 Benfica won the League Cup by 2-1.
The name of Pacos de Ferreira in the 2024-25 season will be linked to Ecuadorian football due to the signing of Ecuadorian striker Maelo Rentería, transferred from Independiente Juniors.
Who is Maelo Renteria?
Maelo Rubio Renteria Caicedo was born on February 13, 2004 in the province of Esmeraldas.
Since 2019 he has been part of Independent of the Valley where he was trained and made his debut at Independiente Juniors in 2023 in the Liga Pro Serie B.
According to Transfermarkt He played 29 games, scored six goals and provided one assist.He received four yellow cards and was not sent off. He played 1978 minutes.
With the U-20 team from Valle he played the Copa Libertadores in Chile. In five games he scored four goals, including a hat-trick against Always Ready of BoliviaThe rest went to Cerro Porteño in Paraguay.
With the Ecuadorian national team of the same category he was called up for the World Cup in Argentina, all in 2023. He did not score any goals in two games.
In 2024 his name became more relevant for scoring a goal in the Round of 32 of the Ecuador Cup against Barcelona Sporting Club. It was the 2-0 that sealed the elimination of the Canaries from the tournament.
Photo: Club Instagram.
How was Renteria introduced?
This Monday, August 5, Pacos de Ferreira announced the signing of the Ecuadorian striker in a way that was, to say the least, unusual.
In the video they posted on their On social media you can hear the sound of a bus horn who, by not moving to brake, suffers a traffic accident with a vehicle that is waiting for the traffic light to change from red to green.
The accident also involves an individual who, upon seeing the impact of the vehicles, runs to save his life. It is precisely there where the transition to Rentería’s stellar appearance takes place.
In the second part of the video the young athlete announces He is the Portuguese new signing and will wear the club’s yellow shirt, which he will defend for the following season.
“Speed is one of the Main features of our latest reinforcementexIndependiente del Valle”, was the text that accompanied the striking video.
In the Portuguese team will meet Erick Ferigraan Ecuadorian player who has developed his entire career in Europe in teams such as Torino and Ascoli from Italy, Las Palmas from Spain and now Pacos de Ferreira.
Gustavo Alfaro, coach of the Ecuadorian national team, made him debut in the senior team against Argentina in 2020 at the start of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
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Speed is one of the main characteristics of our latest reinforcement, ex-@IDV_EC! #DefendOAmarelo #fcpf2425 pic.twitter.com/boP9qCZLGT
— FC Pacos de Ferreira (@fcpf) August 5, 2024
Statement by Pacos de Ferreira on Renteria
Maelo Renteriaa 20-year-old Ecuadorian striker, arrives on loan to FC Pacos de Ferreira from Independiente del Valle.
In his first experience outside of Ecuador, the striker seeks to achieve the same impact which he had in the last edition of the U-20 Libertadores, where he scored four goals in five games.
The player has evolved in Independientes Juniors and has already been called up to the youth teams of his country. Curiously, Rentería will find in Pacos another player who has already represented the Ecuadorian national team, the central defender Erick Ferigra.
With a remarkable physical size, the young Ecuadorian becomes another option for Ricardo Silva.
Speed and aggressiveness: Rentería
When we asked Rentería to describe himself as a player, he had no doubts: “I am a fast player, very aggressive, the one who likes to advance upfield with the intention of scoring a goal“.
The joy of being in Portugal and in the FC Pacos de Ferreira It is evident in Rentería’s smile and in his statements. “I think coming here is an opportunity to further demonstrate my worth.”
The striker believes he can follow in the footsteps of other forwards who have started to stand out here, such as Diogo Jota. “I think If I work hard, I dedicate myself a lot and help the clubI will have the opportunity to prove my worth to everyone.” The goal for the season has already been set, but Maleo prefers to keep it to himself.
Welcome to FC Pacos de Ferreira, Rentería.
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